Gardiner Richardson named Outstanding Consutancy of the Year at 2011 PRide Awards North East
Gardiner Richardson has been named Outstanding Consultancy of the Year at this Year’s CIPR Pride Awards 2011.
As well as the main prize, the Newcastle PR consultancy also picked up Gold awards for Best Website/Microsite and Best Campaign £10,000 and Under.
Mark Allison was named Communicator of the Year, while the Gold prize for Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team was awarded to the University og Sunderland.
Gold in the Outstanding Young Communicator category was won by Nicola Williamson from Admiral PR.
View the full results from the night below:
Gold winner
• OPR
Quorum Business Park - "Park Life up in Tyneside"
Silver Winner
• OPR
Quorum Business Park - "Park Life up in Tyneside"
Finalists
• Admiral PR
'Consequences' a corporate communications campaign for ADAS
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
'This is Enterprise'
Not-for-Profit
Gold winner
• OPR & NESHA
Time to Change in the North East
Silver Winner
• Golley Slater North
The Big Lunch 2011
Finalists
• Admiral PR
Fashion kicks
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
Launch of Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation
Internal Communications
Gold winner
• Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Valuing Our People
Silver Winner
• University of Sunderland
A Clear Vision
Crisis Communications
Gold winner
• Admiral PR
Northern doctor's crisis communications
Silver Winner
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
Middlesbrough College
Community Relations
Gold winner
• Golley Slater North
The Big Lunch 2011
This campaign found multiple routes to reach its grass roots audiences, deservedly achieving its objectives. A sense of community was at the very heart of this campaign and Golley Slater used an integrated approach to drive participation in The Big Lunch from across the north of England. The 'Community Spirit' survey was a particularly effective tactic.
Silver Winner
• Gardiner Richardson
Let's Get Cooking BIG Cookathon
Finalist
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
'This is Enterprise'
Public Sector
Gold winner
• Northumberland County Council
Love Northumberland
Silver Winner
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
Middlesbrough College - Part of the Community
Finalists
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
'This is Enterprise'
• Robson Brown
Strategic Health Asset Planning and Evaluation (SHAPE)
Best Campaign £10,000 and Under
Gold winner
• Gardiner Richardson
Ready, Steady Go - Tesco Great School Run
Silver Winner
• OPR
Trend Bible - Inspiring trends from Heaton to Manhattan
Finalists
• Hundredth Monkey
Northumberland Lights - Electric Estate
• IPB Communications
Cestria Community Housing - Financial Inclusion Service
• Robson Brown
Glamis Castle hosts the Grand Scottish Proms
Consumer Relations
Gold winner
• Golley Slater North
SPAM® Cook of the Year 2011
Silver Winner
• OPR & Nexus
Tyne & Wear Metro goes Pop
Finalist
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
Van Mildert - Be Seen
Best Use of Media Relations
Gold winner
• Golley Slater North
The Big Lunch 2011
Silver Winner
• Admiral PR
Solution to airport liquid ban, Kromek
Finalists
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
Tees Valley - The Hidden Gem
• Gardiner Richardson
Balance
• OPR & NESHA
Time to Change in the North East
• Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
The Saxon Princess
Integrated Communications
Gold winner
• Robson Brown
'Take 7 Steps'
Silver Winner
• OPR & NESHA
Time to Change in the North East
Best Use of Social Media
Gold winner
• University of Sunderland
Lives On-Line
Silver Winner
• Northumberland County Council
Digital Northumberland
Finalists
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
Barker and Stonehouse Social Media Campaign
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
Van Mildert Social Media campaign
• Gardiner Richardson
Penn State Snacks
• OPR & Nexus
Smart travel gets on social media tracks
Best Use of Photography or Design
Gold winner
• OPR & NESHA
Time to Change - Are you feeling blue in the queue?
Silver Winner
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
Lingfield Life
Finalist
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
'This is Enterprise'
External Newspaper or Magazine
Gold winner
• Northumberland County Council
Northumberland News
Internal Newspaper or Magazine
Gold winner
• IPB Communications
@Cestria Newsletter
Silver Winner
• UKAR and scarlettabbott
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Finalist
• University of Sunderland
About US
Best Website or Microsite
Gold winner
• Gardiner Richardson
Go Underground
Silver Winner
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
Love Geobar
Finalists
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A True Community
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
'Lingfield Life' website for Lingfield Point
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
'This is Enterprise' website for Redcar & Cleveland Council
• DTW
A Digital Doorway to Care and Support
Best Event
Gold winner
• Admiral PR
Go North East launch of The Key
Silver Winner
• East Coast Trains
Get Carter
Finalists
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
Welcome to BASE
• East Coast Trains
Sir Bobby Robson
Outstanding Young Communicator
Gold winner
• Nicola Williamson ACIPR
Admiral PR
Finalist
• Kirsty McNaught
Robson Brown
• Victoria Beynon MCIPR
Golley Slater North
Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team
Gold winner
• University of Sunderland
Silver Winner
• NewcastleGateshead Initiative
Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy
Gold winner
• Gardiner Richardson
The Best Yet
Silver Winner
• OPR
Onwards and Upwards
Finalists
• Admiral PR
Thinking local, acting global
• Cool Blue Brand Communications
Cool Blue - Growing up
• Robson Brown
The Pheonix Years
Corporate Responsibility
Gold winner
• Admiral PR
Newcastle University changing age campaign
Silver Winner
• Robson Brown
Children in Need - Jeff's Abseil
Best Freelance Practitioner
Gold winner
• Katherine Shenton
Reaching New Heights
Silver Winner
• Julian Christopher MCIPR
Footprint Public Relations
Best Measurement and Evaluation
• OPR & NESHA
Time to Change in the North East
Communicator of the Year
• Mark Allison
RunGeordieRun
Ken Robinson Award 2011
• Jaclyn Curry